The Pakistan authorities has refused permission to a gaggle of individuals citing the second wave of Kovid-19 Sikh pilgrims from India The SGPC on Friday mentioned those that wished to go to the historic Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore to mark the martyrdom day of Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chairperson BB Jagir Kaur mentioned, “We had been totally ready to ship the batch to Pakistan. The central authorities additionally didn’t impose any restrictions on the batch.
Kulwinder Singh Ramdas, Assistant Secretary, Media, SGPC mentioned, “The journey division of SGPC had a telephonic dialog with Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Chairman Satwant Singh, who knowledgeable that as a result of COVID-19 state of affairs, the batches are coming to Pakistan. Huh. The authorities has not allowed the martyrdom day of the fifth Guru.
Kulwinder Singh mentioned that the batch was scheduled to go away for Pakistan on June 6 on the event of Martyrdom Day on June 14.
“The pilgrims who had submitted their passports to go to Pakistan can take them back from the travel department of the SGPC,” he mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
